SDR 95ZZZX2443

Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date
May 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N345AR
Make and model
Cessna 172P
Aircraft serial
17274364
Part
Door
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cabin Lt-Rt
Part time
1,100 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BOTH CABIN DOORS CORRODED BEYOND REPAIR (CESSNA FACTORY INSULATION). COLLECTED MOISTURE AND CORRODED INSIDE OF DOOR AT THE BOTTOM FORWARD SIDE. NO WAY TO INSPECT AREA WITHOUT DRILLING A BIGGER HOLE. NO FACTORY DRAIN HOLES WERE IN THIS AREA. ACFT WAS ALWAYS HANGARED. NEVER FLEW IN THE RAIN. MOISTURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSE BY WASHING ACFT. NO OTHER SITES OF CORROSION ON THIS ACFT. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS REMOVING ALL FACTORY INSULATION FROM ALL AREAS OF ACFT.

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